The day after the night before

Mixed Views from Cham Island

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November 25th 2006
Hello to all that care. A quick update, (am lagging behind a few blogs) on our trip to Cham Island. After hearing how nice ours friends had it in Cham I convinced kate to Brave the 2.5 hour journey by boat to Cham Island off the coast of Hoi An. We were told that 11 people were going so prepared for a beachside ging-gang-gooly experience. Our hopes were dashed when we found out that nearly all ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more